Weekly Recap February 21, 2025

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IFPTE Federal Sector Update on Trump/Musk and DOGE Attacks on Federal Workers – Week Ending Feb. 21
IFPTE’s executive officers and staff, along with our Union partners at the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), continue to work in coalition on all fronts – Legal, Legislative, Grassroots, PR – to fight against the illegal and unprecedented attacks by President Trump, the so-called DOGE, including Elon Musk and his associates, and larger Trump Administration, against federal workers and the agencies they work for.    This update comes as IFPTE closes out its 2025 legislative conference, in which nearly 100 IFPTE Local leaders and members from across the United States and sectors, came together in Washington, DC this week to take our concerns to our elected lawmakers. Read IFPTE’s latest update… [click.actionnetwork.org]

IFPTE Responds to Unjust Firing of NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2 Members
Last Friday, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) fired 20 immigration judges, including 13 immigration judges represented by the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ/IFPTE Judicial Council 2). IFPTE President Biggs spoke to numerous news outlets, sharing why firing Immigration Judges “makes no sense.” Read more… [click.actionnetwork.org]
Bell Canada Announces Another Round of Job Cuts
Bell Canada has once again announced significant job reductions that will impact TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 members, as part of a broader workforce downsizing affecting 1,200 unionized positions across the country. This week, Bell introduced an enhanced voluntary termination package (VRTIP) aimed at eliminating between 68 and 71 TEAM positions. In total, approximately 100 unionized jobs in Manitoba will be lost in this round of cuts, disproportionately affecting TEAM members. Read more… [click.actionnetwork.org]
Local 3 Represented Workers in Philadelphia Responding to Trump Attacks by Signing Union Cards in Droves
Local 3 President Paul Dobias commented, “it is heartening to see so many Local 3 represented members supporting their Union during these trying times. It’s clear they understand it will be their Union, Local 3, IFPTE, and our larger movement, that will save our federal civil service from this deplorable attack we are currently experiencing. We will keep organizing and keep fighting.” Read more… [click.actionnetwork.org]
Senate Budget Bill Seeks to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy on the Backs of Working Families – IFPTE Weighs In
IFPTE sent a letter to Senate lawmakers this week urging them to reject cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the SNAP program, and slashing federal agencies, as a part of their soon-to-be considered budget resolution. In doing so, IFPTE wrote that “extending tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of working families…would stifle economic growth for years to come.” Read more… [click.actionnetwork.org]
Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Scholarship Award is Open for Applications
The Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Scholarship Award application/information is available here. IFPTE will award four college scholarships of $2,500 each to children or grandchildren of IFPTE members. Read more… [click.actionnetwork.org]
Union Plus – Student Success Sweepstakes
The Union Plus College Program is excited to launch the Student Success Sweepstakes for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Don’t miss your chance to win. Enter by March 10, 2025. ENTER NOW![click.actionnetwork.org]
SOLIDARITY ALERT – NO to Dismantling the U.S. Postal Service
Read a critical message from our Siblings at the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), representing hundreds of thousands of dedicated letter carriers who deliver our mail six days a week.

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